Well, parenthetically, I was trying to quit smoking at the time.
嗯，插一句，我那时正在努力戒烟。
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And what, we may ask parenthetically, does it mean?
我们想顺带问一句，这是什么意思？
柯林斯例句
He added parenthetically that he would not attend the wedding ceremony.
他附加性插上一句,说他不会参加婚礼.
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"he added parenthetically that he would not attend the wedding ceremony"